Tamara Mara Bo Berra

As I mentioned in last night's blog, I also had the supreme pleasure of photographing Tamara. She is a natural in front of the camera and knows how to work it.

I didn't get an opportunity to take any pictures of Tamara on the white background. With so many people in the class its hard to get the time to do everything you want. I had a great idea for a picture of Tamara and Andrew against the white background together in a group shot, but the world will never know it. It is sad.

Thank you, Tamara, for coming to our class so that we could take lovely photos of you. Taking pictures is FUN!

:) Roon-bop

Scarlet Night

First night shooting pics for People Photography was a great night. We had two set ups, a white background and a black background with two very different light arrangements. I was able to set up the lights for our white background shot, which was a great opportunity. I didn't feel like I got to take all that many shots, because the class is so large, but even with only a limited number of frames, I was able to get shots that I am happy with.

Our models on this night were fantastic! Scarlet, Tamara and Andrew. Great bunch of peeps, really easy to connect with and very relaxed in front of the camera.

First we'll take a look at Scarlet! What a pleasure to shoot someone I already know & think is fantastic. She was super cute all night & I could tell she wanted to be on the other side of the camera. It was fun hanging out with her again!

:) Roon-bop

That's a Dog You Fools!

Jerry Ayer, owner of Blanco Taxidermy School has made a fool of himself - and his student should be charged with cruelty to animals. As an animal lover and aspiring dog photographer, I thought I'd comment on this.

If you are unaware of the story, a video including footage of the dead animal can be found here:

http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/offbeat/2009/09/01/roldan.chupacabra.KSAT?iref=videosearch

Recently (actually it was during my walk-about from the previous post), I had the pleasure of meeting a couple with a very rare dog. I had never seen anything like it before. So, Michelle and I stopped to talk to the couple and pet their dog, a Mexican Hairless dog. When I saw the footage of this "mythical creature", I knew right away that it was the same breed, or at the very least a related breed. More information on the Mexican Hairless can be found here: www.littlepawz.com/m_hairless.html.

Mr. Ayer and his student are fools, and so is the media for allowing him to tell people that he has found some mythical creature. Dear Media, next time you support an individual with a claim like this, do a small amount of research yourself and let the public know how ridiculous these men are.

:) Roon-bop

thegolfmap.com

Well everyone, more good news for Roon-bop Photography. You can now see my work on a blog for thegolfmap.com. See it here. Note the legitimacy with the credits... oh... yea... :P

I would encourage anyone who enjoys golf to check out the rest of the site and to read Mr. Blakely's blog (hmmm.... that name sounds familiar...and he sure is handsome).

:) Roon-bop

Neighbourhood Walk-about

Recently I spent the day with my friend and neighbour, Michelle. We spent the day walking around our neighbourhood in Toronto - Summerhill, Rosedale and Yorkville. There were lots of great photo opportunities. First we walked through Summerhill, then to Rosedale, stopped for lunch in Yorkville and made our way back home.

I think I should go on more photography walk abouts. They are fun. Its just a shame the camera weighs so much.... on a hot day, its a bit of a pain in the butt... but, well worth it. It was a great day. Here are a few of the pictures I took.

:) Roon-bop

Slice

Here are some pictures of the adorable Slice. She is a sweet little puppy from Ottawa, ON. Her owner, Peggie, is into Agility training and her big sister Shaylie is a champion. I suspect sweet little Slice has success in her future.

I have to admit I had a little trouble with this photo shoot. There were two other dogs running around in addition to Slice and with the pool in the backyard, and a deck to hide under it was difficult to get her concentration with all that puppy energy. A good learning experience though.

:) Roon-bop

Happy Anniversary

Today is my second wedding anniversary to the most amazing man :)

I have made these in honour of him.

To many, many more years.

:) Roon-bop